29 May in history.

1953

Hillary and Tenzing reach the top. Edmund Hillary of New Zealand and Tenzing Norgay, a Sherpa from Nepal, became the first people to stand on the summit of Mount Everest.

Wikipedia: Edmund Hillary

Photo: SAS Scandinavian Airlines / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

More from 29 May

1. 

   1851

   Ain't I a Woman?

   At a women's rights meeting in Ohio, Sojourner Truth gave a powerful speech for the rights of Black women and all women.

   Wikipedia: Sojourner TruthWikipedia: Ain't I a Woman?

   Photo: Randall Studio / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

2. 

   1919

   Einstein is tested by an eclipse

   During a total solar eclipse, Arthur Eddington's team measured starlight bending around the Sun, just as Einstein had predicted.

   Wikipedia: Eddington experimentWikipedia: Arthur Eddington

   Photo: George Grantham Bain Collection, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Wa… / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

3. 

   1942

   White Christmas

   Bing Crosby recorded Irving Berlin's "White Christmas". It became the best-selling single of all time.

   Wikipedia: White Christmas (song)Wikipedia: Bing Crosby

   Photo: Anonymous Unknown author / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

4. 

   1954

   Under five minutes

   English runner Diane Leather ran a mile in under five minutes, a first for a woman, just over three weeks after Bannister's four-minute mile.

   Wikipedia: Diane Leather

   Photo: Victuallers / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

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